Pink fungus
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Cathy P
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Our shower area and tub were redone by BATH FITTERS. Overall I am very happy with the ease of cleaning , but I do have a question: a day or so after I've thoroughly scrubbed the area I find a time of pink, almost a slime building upon the edges of the shower wall. It does readily wash of, but I was wondering if there was something I could use to prevent it returning!!
11 answers
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Help answer this question...that was supposed to say tinge....not time . Sorry!
Cathy P
on Nov 03, 2013
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This is the scientific name Serratia. The only way to get rid of it and it is very hard to get rid of is bleach. Don't inhale it or clean it with bare hands. It is dangerous. I clean for a living and ended up in a hospital in Calico Rock Arkansas sick with this. I had a cough that lasted 6 months. The home I was clean was was a historical home that was being re-stored. It was a special project that I had been asked to do. Serratia marcescens is a species of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae. A human pathogen, S. marcescens is involved innosocomial infections, particularly catheter-associated bacteremia, urinary tract infections and wound infections,[1][2] and is responsible for 1.4% of nosocomial bacteremia cases in the United States.[3] It is commonly found in the respiratory andurinary tracts of hospitalized adults and in the gastrointestinal system of children. Serratia may be correctly pronounced Ser-ra-shia (common) or Ser-rah-tee-a.Due to its ubiquitous presence in the environment, and its preference for damp conditions, S. marcescens is commonly found growing in bathrooms (especially on tile grout, shower corners, toilet water line, and basin), where it manifests as a pink discoloration and slimy film feeding off phosphorus-containing materials or fatty substances such as soap and shampoo residue.
Sherrie
on Nov 04, 2013
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Help answer this question...wow! Sounds like the only way to prevent it from coming back is too never use the shower again! Buses I'll just keep cleaning.......... Thanks for your response
Cathy P
on Nov 04, 2013
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Help answer this question...°guess° :)
Cathy P
on Nov 04, 2013
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If you didn't have it before Bath Fitters was there, call them to look at it. Could it be from their glue or caulk or something?
Cyndie S
on Nov 05, 2013
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The pink slime you see is mold and you must keep that bleached clean. It's Toxic. I have it show up sometimes around my sink faucet. Not hard to clean but it must be killed with bleach.
Barbara Thomas
on Nov 05, 2013
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This is one of the many problems with these bath panel systems. They cover and trap moisture behind them. If you didn't have it before they did this, they need to come back and find the source of what's feeding the mold.
Houseworks Unlimited, Inc.
on Nov 05, 2013
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Hopefully that slime is just some residue from the glue. You'll want to clean it up quickly, with bleach as @Barbara Thomas said. Make sure that it doesn't get on your shower curtain (if you have a shower curtain, and especially if it's one of the rare shower curtains that actually goes perfectly with your bathroom) because that pink mold will not come out of fabrics. The bleach might kill it, but that pink stain will never leave.
Taylor Holsten
on Nov 05, 2013
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Please use Clorox to remove this pink/orange mold. Wear a mask and do NOT use a fan to circulate air around the home, but use an exhaust fan only ! It is the same mold (fungus) that appears in coffee pots, humidifiers, air conditioners and it can cause Legionaires disease ! Our pediatrician has banned his patients from using humidifiers in the kids rooms due to this. Please call the company who replaced the tub back, make them come and remove, bleach, re-apply and re-seal the tub ! There mus be adequate dry-out time after bleaching and before re-applying tub liner.
Jossi
on Nov 08, 2013
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mold, and can be found in toilet bowl that is infrequently used. We also live in New England and very common. Not all mold is black or blue.
Lynn Zawojski
on Jan 29, 2016
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You need a purpose mould killer, I cleaned domestically for years, and bleach will not kill the mould, it only disguises it. Try your local hardware store, it won't kill it dead, but, it will last longer than bleach before you have to clean it off again. You will find that there will be more or less in different seasons. Good luck.
Lee Govan
on Apr 29, 2016
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